There’s no official start date for shooting, but Smith has said that he hopes to begin in May. Given the ending of Clerks II, it will presumably find Dante and Randal back at the Quick Stop as owners, but in debt to Jay and Silent Bob. Dawson’s character will also have a child with Dante, allowing for some parental anxiety humor, and surely Randal will spew a few self-aware barbs at The Hobbit for getting extended into a trilogy.